350-400ml MeOH/ 2g pdcl2. dmf is bad, sucka. If you went this far, why don't you spend an hour distilling your heet? And if you can get DMF, how bout methanol? I can find the ref and don't know if it matters, but it is bad to slop all the safrole in at once, unless it is added and water is dripped in over a few hours(variation no one cares about). Either way it will work, just drip it over 30-45 min while your plate reaches the desired temp. and no synthesis is complete without newcastle in your ice bath and green in your bong.
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